National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 3, 2026
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Tampa Bay Lightning 3
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Match Report

Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 in home opener

— Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves, Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Conor Geekie scored in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their home opener with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

14
Blocked Shots
19
24
Hits
30
3
Takeaways
5
21
Shots
30
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
18
Faceoffs Won
30
37.5
Faceoff Win Percent
62.5
12
Giveaways
20
7
Total Penalties
5
25
Penalty Minutes
13

Top Performers

WSH

  • Charlie Lindgren GA 2 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Justin Sourdif BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Dylan Strome BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy GA 1 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Brandon Hagel BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Nikita Kucherov BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Pontus Holmberg BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:59 · 3rd Dylan Strome shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  4. 19:53 · 3rd Ryan Leonard Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  5. 19:46 · 3rd Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  6. 19:44 · 3rd Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  7. 19:23 · 3rd Brandon Hagel Backhand Wide Right
  8. 19:16 · 3rd Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli

Highlights

01:19 Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:50 Charle-Edouard D'Astous scores goal vs. Capitals Watch on ESPN 00:40 Justin Sourdif nets goal for Capitals Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TB leads series 1-0

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Victor Hedman Day-To-Day
  • Zemgus Girgensons Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

  • Logan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

NHL News

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